By now, Lin Chen and Catwoman had traveled far.
The wind was strong and the air chilly. Catwoman nestled into Lin Chen's arms. "This time, I'm really willing to come with you."
"I could tell you were getting depressed, so I brought you out to relax."
She smiled sweetly. "So where exactly are we going?"
"In a prosperous Buddhist region in Southeast Asia, there's a remote mountain village. A well there holds… something unusual."
"Batman really has it rough," Catwoman rolled her eyes.
"Worse than you think," Lin Chen replied. "His spine's broken."
After half a day of flight, they reached the Hawaiian Islands. Lin Chen took her to a luxury seaside hotel.
Catwoman stared. "Aren't we in a hurry to rescue him?"
"In a hurry? What gave you that idea?" Lin Chen shrugged. "Wayne has food and shelter. Prison life isn't that tragic."
"We cross the Pacific tomorrow morning. Tonight we rest properly."
She looked at the feast and expensive wine on the table. "…Is this what you call rest?"
Lin Chen poured whiskey over ice. "Want some?"
She nodded, then suddenly grabbed his wrist. "You're playing tricks on me!"
They drank and reminisced.
"At first, I thought you robbed an old lady. I hated you. Good thing I stole your money back," Catwoman said smugly, flushed from wine.
"You stole my motorcycle too. And my badge," Lin Chen smiled.
"Hmph. I smashed your glass."
"I've actually been happy these days with you."
Lin Chen looked into her eyes. "Seems you really enjoy taking advantage of me."
She stretched lazily, brushing back her hair.
He reached to touch her ear. "Cat ears are sensitive."
She slapped his hand away. "Please. I didn't stick with you to freeload—it's because you're a scoundrel."
"Keep drinking."
They talked the whole night and barely slept.
Late night.
Southeast Asia. Remote mountains.
Lin Chen held Catwoman's hand. "It should be through this forest."
The woods were dark and eerie. Crossing an invisible boundary, space itself felt unstable.
Catwoman shivered. "This place is creepy… There aren't ghosts, right?"
"Ghosts?" Lin Chen shook his head. "If one shows up, I'll make it regret becoming a ghost. I've heard Maoshan Taoists specialize in that."
"So you are a Taoist priest from Maoshan?"
"…Not really."
"You're kidding me?!"
Fog thickened. Cold wind rustled leaves.
Lin Chen frowned. "We've entered a formation. Someone's waiting for us—human or ghost."
"I thought this was a simple job!" Catwoman protested. "You said we'd relax!"
A wolf howl echoed.
Catwoman immediately cracked her whip. Three wolves fled.
"See? Big sister protects you!"
Ahead stood a ruined ancient temple.
The plaque read: Lanruo Temple.
Lin Chen froze. "Lanruo Temple? Tree Demon Granny? Don't tell me there's a Nie Xiaoqian here… Who set this up?"
He looked at Catwoman. "Temple ahead. Probably ghosts inside. Your turn."
"I'm most afraid of ghosts!" she groaned.
They entered. The structure was dilapidated, wind howling through broken walls.
Dozens of dried corpses crawled slowly inside.
Lin Chen flicked a talisman. Yanlong burst forth, breathing fire. The wooden temple ignited, the corpses burning to ash.
Warmth returned.
"You just burned a historical site," Catwoman said blankly.
"I think we're in a separate space. This might not even be Thailand anymore."
"So how do we leave?"
"I don't know. This is a game. Batman was just bait."
At that moment, soft zither music drifted through the night.
They followed the sound to a small lakeside pavilion.
A young woman in white ancient robes played the guqin. She was delicate, beautiful, yet strangely alluring.
Lin Chen nodded. "So it really is Nie Xiaoqian."
A string snapped.
Lin Chen commented casually, "Miss, if the guqin doesn't suit you, maybe try construction work instead."
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